The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-17

Icpllcu 10 DS AluCrm an llbDs IN
mastery vindication OF the Waco free
schools and their successful manage
iiient III the past,
Alderman Smith said he thought he |
would vote for the election of Prot. |
Gallagher now he had learned that |
his salary was not 10 he larger than |
before. lie would vote against any |
Increase of salary.
The first section was adopted by . |
yeas and nay.
The second section WAS taken UP, |
read and discussed.
Alderman Flournoy opposed the
principle of grading salaries and |
spoke earnestly in favor of he re-
port.
Alderman Smith moved TO amend !
so that teachers would be paid the
same salaries rs last year. Seconded
by Alderman Gridcr.
Alderman 1ibbs fought earnestly
aud brilliantly for the section and the
system OF paying graded salaries. dis
playing knowledge of the school
system remarkable for its accuracy OF
| detail
alderman Caruthcrs opposed the
/ o''NlbHs ut ithNhtiN nv Nhlu MhuNh
worl, for the same they had received
last year and he did not want to vote
away the peoples money TO the
amount of 5000. which it would cost
n excess to grade the salaries lie
wanted to hire tine teachers tor Just rs
| little u ;hey would work for. lie
was he said working tor the people
of Waco.
May or ribbs in reply said he too
was working for the people of Waco
and that was why he wanted good
teachers aud good schools. From II
paper which hat been prepared in the
committee room; he showed that the
extra expense III grading salaries
would be only 81, l95 instead OF $500.
Alderman Stephenson urged the
adoption of the section with great
Clearness, explaining the principle
and exhibiting au intimate acquaint-
ancc with the system OF education on
every point.
The amendment was lost and the
original motion carried by vote OF
SIX TO four. The rest Of the report
was adopted.
The committee on public improve
. | lllculs, ny - " MCCuHoVui CHulTlllhU
reported so much sewer pipe broker
that committee would AK the mayor
to or Ter thee carloads of Is mel
sewer pipe. Report adopted.
The committee reported on bid
for guttcring and Curbng FRANKLIN
, street. There was only on bidder
j John Tenant. 1t was moved tina
A the work be awarded him at tho OLE
1 piice.
The bids for bridge on Mort
n Fourth street, over Barron's branch
r were rs follows:
= j. |. see. $500; Jas. Baker, $3.50; j
0 Il. Harrison, $1,000; T. Il. Bennett
I $3.50. The bridge was awarded /,
g Jas. Baker
4 On the Sixth street bridge owe
Barron's branch the bids Were: j.
q see, S2,l35: j. b. Baker. 2,75O; 4. L
II Bennett, $3.50. That bridge wa
awarded TO Jno. ! See.
j. The committee recommended tina
=, new door be laid ON the bridge o
. outh Fifth street across Waco creek
II ADOPTED.
The fire committee reported that {
Il w White had refused to rent any ncN
hydrauts less than the entire humble
q ninety six ana that he would rcut tn
ninety six at S75 per year. TIL
r report was laid on the table.
t An ordinance granting double trac
TO the Cotton Belt was introduced b
q Alderman f'lournoy.
II Alderman Smith introduced an OF
= dinancc to prevent traction or porte
# Bile engines being drawn through til
!: streets by steam.
r The building committee ropoIto
n that they had let the contract for bull
n ing two rooms to school building Ina
r, been awarded TO Paris N lIollowu
+, for $40 payable May !, 1855, wit
q 10 per cent. interest.
/. Messrs. McCulloch. Flournoy, Ca
O ruthers, GOode and Il |. Munroc wcr
j. appointed committee 10 see if lhcr
!, was any contract binding the city /
the lnman matter.
n Council adjourned.